Bangkok, October 10, 2008 ? SEC Deputy Secretary-General Prasong Vinaiphat today gave a statement reassuring investors of the sound condition of the Thai stock market despite a huge fall of SET Index

% Total Expenses (9,656) (9,082) (148) (180) (9,804) (9,262) 542 6% Share of Profit (Loss) 1,647 1,446 2 22 1,649 1,468 181 12% Profit (Loss) before the effects of foreign exchange, deferred income tax and

million from the reversal of deferred tax assets during the reporting quarter amounting to Baht 2.97 million as compared to the recognition of the deferred tax assets of Baht 0.24 million during the 3

8,016 5,337 2,679 50% Total Expenses (7,221) (4,956) (156) (126) (7,377) (5,082) 2,295 45% Share of Profit (Loss) 2,417 2,037 12 4 2,429 2,041 388 19% Profit (Loss) before FX, deferred income tax

foreign exchange, deferred income tax, and lease income 2,475 3,046 13 22 2,488 3,068 (580) (19%) Deferred income (expense) tax (197) 25 - 1 (197) 26 (223) (100%) Profit (Loss) before the effects of foreign

of foreign exchange, deferred income tax, and lease income 2,504 2,967 45 50 2,549 3,017 (468) (16%) Deferred income (expense) tax 22 (13) - - 22 (13) 35 100% Profit (Loss) before the effects of

investment 14,162 - - - 14,162 - 14,162 100% Profit (Loss) before the effects of foreign exchange, deferred income tax, impairment and lease income 16,043 1,728 95 49 16,138 1,777 14,361 100% Loss from

) 1,822 22% Share of Profit (Loss) 1,652 1,800 (9) 19 1,643 1,819 (176) (10%) Profit (Loss) before the effects of foreign exchange, deferred income tax and lease income 2,619 2,475 (25) 13 2,594 2,488 106 4

% Profit (Loss) before the effects of foreign exchange, deferred income tax, gain on disposal of investments and lease income 2,909 1,881 6 95 2,915 1,976 939 47% Gain on disposal of investments - 14,162

) (225) (7,918) (7,403) 515 7% Share of Profit (Loss) 2,127 1,857 25 17 2,152 1,874 278 15% Profit (Loss) before FX, deferred income tax, impairment and impact of lease income 2,967 2,738 50 43 3,017 2,781